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Our Supporters

Support Us

Every penny we raise helps us in our mission to make ballet accessible to everyone, everywhere. Thank you to the generous supporters who have helped us on our way.

Principal Trusts and Foundation Supporters

Trusts & Foundations

  • Charles Brotherton Trust

  • Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund, held at The Prism Charitable Trust

  • Jerwood Foundation

  • The Linden Charitable Trust

  • The Marcia and Andrew Brown Charitable Trust 

  • Maria Björnson Memorial Fund

  • The Maxwell Morrison Family Charitable Trust

  • R E Chadwick Charitable Trust

  • Royal Philharmonic Society: RPS 

  • Drummond Lockyer Fund for Dance

  • The John Horseman Trust

  • The Powell Family Foundation

  • The Spectacle Makers' Charity

  • The Stanley Picker Trust

  • The Sterry Family Foundation

  • The Thompson Educational Trust 

Our Corporate Partners

Platinum Level
Company Sponsors

Artistic Director's Circle

Federico Bonelli's position as Artistic Director is generously supported by Aud Jebsen

  • Bernard Eke*

  • Jane & Alan Foale*

  • John & Maggie Hayes

  • Keith Hughes

  • Louise & Philip Keller*

  • Clive & Virginia Lloyd

  • Julian Maitland*

  • Linda & John Topott*

*Dancer sponsor

Benefactors & Donors

Principal funders of Gentleman Jack, the Williams Family

  • Denise Ashworth*

  • Dianne Balmforth*

  • Andy & Kath Barff*

  • James & Lady Emma Barnard

  • John and Pat Barnes

  • Peter Benson

  • Valerie, Lady Bolton

  • Liz & Terry Bramall CBE

  • Hilary Bright

  • Lady Diana Brittan

  • Gwyneth Hughes & Chris Brown

  • Emma Burrows 

  • Jilly Burrows

  • Jeremy Burton DL

  • Angela Bush

  • Dr Frances Cole and Dr Judith Hooper

  • Alison & Malcolm Cooper

  • Paul & Diane Cusworth*

  • Pippa & Alan Daniels*

  • The Hon. Mrs Diana Dent

  • Sir Lloyd & Lady Sarah Dorfman through the Dorfman Foundation

  • Kate Dugdale

  • Dean Eggleston*

  • Christine & Peter Farmer

  • Jennifer & Bill Fawkner-Corbett

  • Kate & Andrew Fisher*

  • Siobhan Fojt*

  • Keith & Alison Froud

  • G.F. Armitage Charitable Trust

  • Tim Gittins

  • The Harriet Burton Charitable Trust

  • Di & Tim Hare 

  • Adrian Harris

  • Mr Jolyon & Mrs Carol Harrison*

  • Andrew Hochhauser KC

  • Hannah Hulton

  • Elizabeth & David Jackson*

  • Valerie Jones

  • Imogen Knight

  • Derek Lee

  • Ida Levine

  • The London Ballet Circle

  • Judith Macdonald

  • Mark & Jan Mackaness

  • Andrew & Catherine McNaught

  • Janet McNulty

  • Ann Meyrick

  • Kyla & Andy Mullins

  • Kate Newman

  • Sarah & Bruce Noble

  • Jolyon Oxley

  • Alexandra Perricone Brewer

  • Guy Perricone

  • Professor Kate Pickett OBE

  • Charles & Fiona Prest

  • David & Laurent Rymer

  • The Earl & Countess of Scarbrough

  • Michael & Gemma Shield

  • Sharon Sievert

  • Richard Stephens

  • Linda & Mark Tinsley

  • Melissa Tomlinson*

  • Tim Turvey & Janet Webster

  • Lesley Wild

  • Helen Williams 

  • Howard & Clodagh Woods

  • Brett Woodward

Northern Ballet’s performances in 
Norwich are generously supported by 
Nick Lyle & Nellie Nelson

*Dancer sponsor

Our Patrons

  • Elizabeth Actis 

  • Heather Anderson

  • Anne Allen

  • Geoff Hill & Janet Armson

  • Helen Barnes

  • S. Bell

  • Paul Bentley

  • Catherine Birch

  • Helen Boaden

  • Elizabeth Brownhill

  • Ann Burns

  • Julia Calvert

  • Jackie Carpus

  • Kate Carroll 

  • Georgina Chapman

  • Jean & Brian Cheese 

  • James & Kate Close

  • Jane Collins

  • Peter Considine

  • Pauline Cope

  • Reverend Christopher Cowper

  • John Crosby & Robert Topliss

  • Richard and Katie Cross

  • Sheila Cross

  • Katherine Dale 

  • Susan Dalgetty Ezra

  • Susan Daniels 

  • Yvonne Davidson

  • The Hon. Mrs Diana Dent

  • Lynn Dickinson

  • Sylvia Eaborn

  • Victoria & Robert Ellis

  • Josephine Fenwick

  • Jacqueline Forret

  • Olive Freeman

  • Ian & Camille Ghiloni

  • Richard Gillies

  • Carol Gleisner

  • Sandra Goodwin

  • Paul Goulden

  • Ronald Gray

  • A.J. Griffith 

  • Richard A Handby

  • Avril Handscombe

  • Paul Harris

  • Salma Hasnain

  • Fiona Hastings

  • Kathryn Heaversedge

  • Rowena Herbert

  • Patrick Hibbin 

  • Jeremy Horsell

  • Rebecca Howarth

  • Louise Huband

  • Mark Ibbertson 

  • Dianne Ibbertson

  • David Ilott

  • Philip & Jane Ingham

  • Michael & Zoe Introna

  • Caroline J

  • Mary Jarrett

  • Marie Jenkins

  • Toni Johnston

  • Kim Johnston 

  • Adrian Joyce

  • Lizzy Joyce

  • Cath Kelly

  • Karoline Kemp

  • Sheila Kirkham 

  • Peter A Knappett

  • Gary Knapton

  • Isabella & Brian LeighBramwell 

  • Linda Light

  • Peter Blake & Nicholas Lodge

  • Angela Lord 

  • Malcolm Lynch

  • Susan Macdonald

  • Caroline Marriott

  • Andrea Marcolini 

  • Jayne Middleton

  • Sarah Miller

  • Cathy Mitchell

  • Trevor Morris

  • Mrs Rupert Nickols

  • Dawn O’Rooke

  • Clare Papavergos

  • Janet Parkinson

  • Mary Percival

  • Lesley Jane Percy 

  • Krissie Poyser

  • Maggy Price

  • Catherine Procter

  • Alan Randall

  • Mr and Mrs Donald & Rosemary Rastrick 

  • Karen Richardson

  • Rebecca Rooney

  • Nigel & Miranda Sampson

  • Jo Saxby

  • Catherine & Peter Selby

  • Pamela Shelton

  • Elizabeth Shovelton

  • Peter Simpson

  • Mike Sinnet

  • Monica Slocombe

  • Jennifer Smith

  • K Smith & family 

  • Lucy & Joe Smouha

  • Geoffrey Spackman

  • Louise Spurdle

  • Lynn Stammers

  • Paul Stephen

  • Lorraine M Stevens

  • Dr Anne Steyn

  • Carey Tebby

  • Charlotte Treglown

  • Kim Trenholme 

  • Fiona Trewavas

  • Norman Vaughton

  • John Ward

  • Lynn Ward

  • Valerie Warnett

  • Anne Webster

  • Matthew West

  • Shearer West

  • Michael Wiles

  • Graham Wilson OBE & Jackie Wilson 

  • Chris Yewdal

     

And those who wish to remain anonymous

Header image by Kyle Baines. Rehearsal image by Justin Slee. Backstage image by Simon Lee.